LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25 Los Angeles officials have asked that manufacturers, suppliers and contractors stop using the terms "master" and "slave" on computer equipment, saying such terms are unacceptable and offensive.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25 Los Angeles officials have asked that manufacturers, suppliers and contractors stop using the terms "master" and "slave" on computer equipment, saying such terms are unacceptable and offensive.
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n00b
Oh my god.
Broken
PC gone mad...
An It Harm None, Do What You Will
Lagomorph
Personal computer politcal correctness gone mad! Should this be PC^2, p2c2 or PCP correctness?Originally posted by Rat Faced@29 November 2003 - 04:04
PC gone mad...
I find Motherboard offensive, should be Personboard.
Aren't we in the trust tree, thingey?
On the Peripheral
They wouldn't have this problem if they named their computers.
things are quiet until hitler decides he'd like to invade russia
so, he does
the russians are like "OMG WTF D00DZ, STOP TKING"
and the germans are still like "omg ph34r n00bz"
the russians fall back, all the way to moscow
and then they all begin h4xing, which brings on the russian winter
the germans are like "wtf, h4x"
-- WW2 for the l33t
en(un)lightened
Ah, yes-
Say what you will about engineers (and I do), but they are not generally "slaves" to inaccurate nomenclature or terminology.
The powers that be should insist that the complaining parties secrete their objections inside their gaping anal cavities.
"Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their investigations, we shall soon know nothing at all about it."
-Mark Twain
Shovel Ready
I am amazed that a civil servant has managed to retain a level of sensitivity sufficient to even recognize the potential inflamatory nature of the labeling.
Most government employees, in the words of Holden Caulfield, are about as "sensitive as a toilet seat".
How did the complaintant manage to remain this virginal?
I'm guessing that this whole thing started over a joint at lunchtime and has bloomed far beyond the expectations of the originators...
"I am the one who knocks."- Heisenberg
en(un)lightened
Just so-
The Genesis of a fresh batch of idiocy.
I'll watch with great interest.
"Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their investigations, we shall soon know nothing at all about it."
-Mark Twain
Lagomorph
If you tire of this subject, you can join me enjoying my favorite pastime:Originally posted by j2k4@29 November 2003 - 05:48
Just so-
The Genesis of a fresh batch of idiocy.
I'll watch with great interest.
Grow grass, grow
Aren't we in the trust tree, thingey?
en(un)lightened
Ah-
The sweet smell of freshly painted bluegrass!
"Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their investigations, we shall soon know nothing at all about it."
-Mark Twain
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